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To: Ish who wrote (110142)	4/19/2005 9:08:21 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793760

I just read a GAO report on recruiting and retention. The following clip provides some insight into the problems on the retention side of the equation and explains the huge increases in reenlistment bonuses that became effective on 1 February. Elsewhere the report provides an explanation to the reported USAF and Navy 2005 recruiting "success". USAF was directed to trim FY 2005 personnel end strength by 20,000 and USNAV 7,300. That certainly reduces their recruiting quota. USAF missed a key retention (reenlistment) goal by 25%. That is a more telling statistic than making a recruiting goal that is not intended to replenish the ranks. The stop-gap program, or as it was previously known the involuntary extension program, is holding things together for now. Stop-gap involuntarily extends military personnel beyond their end of term of service. It rejects retirement for those eligible. And it provides for involuntary extensions in combat zones. In short, stop-gap enables broken promises. I predict that will create more problems down the road. For the first quarter of fiscal year 2005, data show that the Army missed its initial reenlistment goal for active duty enlisted personal by 6 percent and its midcareer reenlistment goal by 4 percent. The Air Force also missed two of its reenlistment goals for active duty enlisted personnel in the first quarter of fiscal year 2005. The Air Force achieved a reenlistment rate of 50 percent for second-term reenlistments, compared with its goal of 75 percent, and a reenlistment rate of 92 percent for career reenlistments, compared with its goal of 95 percent. The Air Force also established a goal for 55 percent of all personnel eligible for a first-term reenlistment to reenlist and missed this goal by just 1 percent. gao.gov